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Intellectual Cultural Heritage
17
No.
Domain
Definition
Category
4.
Folk sports, games
and martial arts
“Folk sports , games and
martial arts” mean games,
sports and martial arts which
are practiced in Thailand and
which uniquely reflect the
Thai way of life.
1) “Folk games” mean the games that the
Thai people of different ages play for different
object ives wi th the ul t imate a ims to foster
brotherly love, solidarity, and to have fun;
2) “ F o l k s p o r t s ” m e a n g a m e s a n d
competitions that the Thai people of different
ages play by using equipments and by following
the rules and regulations that are particular to
the different regions of the country;
3) “Folk martial arts” mean the methods or
forms of fighting by using parts of the body or
equipments and which require training through
cultural transmission.
5.
Social practices,
rituals and festive
events
“Social practices, rituals and
fest ive events”mean the
customary or t radi t ional
practices that have been
commonly adopted by the
people i n a commun i ty
and passed on from generation
to generation as the auspicious
way and that foster social
pe a c e a nd r efle c t t he
self-image of the community
or ethnic group.
1) “Etiquette” means polite ways of treating other
people;
2) “Custom and tradition” mean the practices
and activities which are adopted in the people’s way
of life and their community and which have been
passed on from generation to generation;
3) “Festive event” means the activities that
are performed on specific dates of the year.
6.
Knowl edge and
practices concerning
nature and the
universe
“Knowledge and practices
conce r n i ng na t u r e and
the universe” mean the body
of knowledge, methods ,
sk i l l s , bel ief s , pract i ces ,
and e xp r e s s i on s wh i ch
a r e d e v e l o p e d f r o m
the interact ion between
man and his natural and
supernatural environments.
1) Food and nutrition.
2) Thai traditional medicine and folk medicine.
3) Astrology and astronomy.
4) Natural resources management of conservation
and sustainable utilization.
5) Chaiya-phum (divinat ion for auspicious
location) and human settlement.